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Sultan

Boy

Meaning of Sultan: Arabic: 'ruler'

Sultan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1252nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 414th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1252

161 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#414

97 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,396

First recorded 1966 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 19 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 21 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 15 babies1988: 20 babies1989: 21 babies1990: 18 babies19901991: 24 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 23 babies1998: 32 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 40 babies2002: 34 babies2003: 26 babies2004: 34 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 27 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 25 babies2009: 35 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 43 babies2012: 55 babies2013: 49 babies2014: 58 babies2015: 70 babies2016: 98 babies2017: 92 babies2018: 108 babies2019: 102 babies2020: 121 babies20202021: 109 babies2022: 145 babies2023: 128 babies2024: 152 babies2025: 161 babies
US babies named Sultan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 161.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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